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Laura A. Almasy

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaORCID 0000-0002-9184-8124Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetics· 15 Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 11 Genomics· 4 Neuroscience· 3

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Organism:human· 33 Approach:statistical model· 31 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 18 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 15 Research Focus:differential expression· 12 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 10 Research Focus:variant effect prediction· 8 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 6

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GenomicsNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedAug 17, 2018

Deep-coverage whole genome sequences and blood lipids among 16,324 individuals

Pradeep Natarajan, Gina Marie Peloso, Seyedeh Maryam Zekavat…·Sayantan Das

The paper analyzes whole genome sequences from 16,324 individuals to identify genetic variants associated with blood lipid levels and develops a polygenic score for LDL-C.

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GenomicsNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJun 28, 2018

Deep coverage whole genome sequences and plasma lipoprotein(a) in individuals of European and African ancestries

Seyedeh Maryam Zekavat, Sanni Ruotsalainen, Robert E. Handsaker…·Brian Custer

The paper uses whole genome sequencing to identify genetic variants associated with plasma lipoprotein(a) levels and finds high heritability and inter-ethnic differences in Lp(a) risk.

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintFeb 20, 2017

Do Candidate Genes Affect the Brain’s White Matter Microstructure? Large-Scale Evaluation of 6,165 Diffusion MRI Scans

Neda Jahanshad, Habib Ganjgahi, Janita Bralten…·Peter V Kochunov

The paper evaluates 15 candidate SNPs associated with psychiatric disorders using 6,165 diffusion MRI scans, finding no significant associations after correction for multiple testing.

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humanbulk RNA-seq

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